New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-16
LITERARY NOTES.

oscar wnde,s smopthly journal, "Thc woman's
World IS 10 bc published in this country as well a.
I'm England Casscll & Co. Will bring II out lie
first number, which is soon 10 appear, VIII have al
article BY Anne Thachcray Richie and the beginning
OF serial story by George Fleming (Mss Julia
Fletcher.
Andrew Lang has contributed to the Christmas
number Of d" Wide Awake" " Ballad OF "a Bad Boy
Mr. stedman's Christmas poem which is to be brought
out I'm tho same number Is entitled The Star Bearer
a Legend OF he Seventh Pieiad'
Mr. Lang has written some Introductory verses foI
Elliot stocks Illustrated magazine for boohlovers.
The Bookworm'
The introduction which Mr.. Henry Irving has pre-
pared for the first Of the eight volumes of The Henry
irving Shakespeare discusses the great poet as a
practical playwright.
Mr.. Ruskin last year made profit OF 100000 from
his booksthe result possibly OF publishing for himself
Edwin Arnold's new book, Dcath-and Afterwards
IS nearly ready for publication
IIoug!tor, Mihiln & Co. announce large paper
edition lmited to $50 numbered copies Of Mr. sted-
mans revised and enlarged volume Victorian Poets
This edition contains portraits Of eleven British an-
thors including TcnnysOn, Browning. Mrs BroWhihg'
Barry Cornwall Matthew Arnold, Swlnbufhe, Ausup
Dobson. Rosscti, William Morris, Hood and LandOf
and II IS especially adapted TO the Grangerizing
process
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from the press Of Chapman & Hall. The text has
been taken from the latest edition Of the book which
had the advantage of revision by Dickens but III
order TO make the text complete as possible every
word written by the author, whether by way or an
nouncement, dedc alton preface notice or otherwise
will be reprinted But the most interesting part OF
the volume will doubtless be the Illustrations The
edition is limited TO = 900 copies, and has been named
the Victoria Edition"
The venerable Charles Gayarre has prepared for M
December number of The American Magazine q
paper on the gayctics OF New Orleans I'm the old days
A Prince OF the Blood is the title of Mr.. James
payn's new novel
The statement recently made by a New-Havcn cor
respondent I'm regard TO revision of Webstrs Dctol-
cry is pronounced untrue by DR.. Noah Porter
Tho battles of Realism and Romance" are criti-
ciscd as unnecessary by Mi. Andrew Lang. wi NY"
he asks In The Contemporary should persons OF
this taste or that give themselves airs, as II they only
were the elect Imagine that person OF gen
ins might write novel all about religion or all ABOUT
agnOsticism. which might be well worth reading
don't expect to live to see that romance but 1t may
come, for the novel is perfect Protcus and can as
sumo all shapes and please in all The lesson then.
Is that takes every sort to make world, that al
sorts have their chance and that none should assert
an exclusive right TO existence DO not let us Try
10 write as If writing for Homo Calvus, the
bald headed studcnt of the future. DO not let US de
spisc the day of small things and of small people the
microscopic examination of the hearts of young girls
aud bccry provincial journalists. These, too, are
human. and not alien from US, unworthy OF OuI
interest. The dubitations of Bostonan spinstcr may
lc made as interesting, by one genius, as light be-
tween crocodile and a catawampus by anOthc genius
One MY he much excited in trying odscover whom
n married American lady IS really in love WITH as BY
the search for the Fire Of Immortality I'm the hcat OF
Africa But If there IS TO be moduS vivend If the
battle between the crocodile of Realism and the cata
wampns of Romance Is to be fought out to the bitter
end-why. in that RagnaIOk am IN the side Of The
catawan.pGs'